The Periphery of Civilization

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Sonia Inam, left, and Keifer Thomas, right, helped repair a fence at the Mountain School in Vershire, in rural Vermont. The school offers high school students, many from elite private institutions in the Northeast, a semester to immerse themselves in nature, working on a farm on the 300-acre campus.

Cheryl Senter for The New York Times

The Periphery of Civilization

A school in Vermont that offers high school students a semester to immerse themselves in nature is about to be invaded by technology.